| Source: | 7.30 Report |
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| Published: | Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:37 AEST |
| Expires: | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:37 AEST |
The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has signalled that Australia needs to boost its defence capacity to keep up with the defence spending in other countries in the region. Kerry O'Brien speaks to Federal Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon from Newcastle about the country's defence situation and future plans.
Some Australians stranded in Bangkok are being told that their travel insurance won't be valid.
Scientists say they've pinpointed certain gene combinations which make some suffer longer than others.
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